Tag: Lebanon

New Lebanese Prime Minister met Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an unexpected visit to Turkey
- By Staff Writer
- . January 11, 2021
The Lebanese prime minister in charge of forming the new government, Saad Hariri, paid an unexpected visit to Turkey on Friday, during which he met

New Year celebrations kill a Syrian refugee in Lebanon
- By Staff Writer
- . January 2, 2021
A vacant bullet fired at midnight to celebrate the start of the new year killed a Syrian refugee, in a phenomenon that the authorities have

Hezbollah takes prides in acquiring precision-guided missiles, says “Revenge is coming”
- By Staff Writer
- . December 29, 2020
On Sunday, Hassan Nasrallah, general secretary of Hezbollah in his interview with the Beirut-based Arabic Al-Mayadeen TV, said that the Lebanon based political group stepped

Justice to bring Lebanon back to life
- By Staff Writer
- . December 13, 2020
The United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon sentenced Salim Ayyash, a Hezbollah militant, to five life sentences, found guilty of the attack that killed former

Lebanon: Diab among 4 charged for Beirut blast, Hariri slams judgement as violation of constitution
- By Staff Writer
- . December 12, 2020
On Friday, former Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab was named among the four leaders charged with the catastrophic Beirut blast, which occurred on August

UN court orders life sentence to Hezbollah militant for the assassination of Lebanese premier Hariri
- By Staff Writer
- . December 12, 2020
On Friday, an UN-backed court gave a life sentence to a Hezbollah member, who was convicted for the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri.

Lebanese PM-designate Hariri unveils his cabinet line-up, weeks before Macron’s visit
- By Staff Writer
- . December 10, 2020
On Wednesday, Lebanon Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri presented his cabinet line-up to President Michel Aoun, with an attempt to break the deadlock. Hariri’s cabinet included

Beirut port blast: Two Lebanese customs officials charged
- By Staff Writer
- . November 26, 2020
A Lebanese prosecutor on Tuesday filed charges against two customs officials as part of the ongoing investigation into the massive explosion at Beirut’s port in

WHO warns the Middle East regarding a deadly second wave of coronavirus
- By Staff Writer
- . November 21, 2020
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) official stated that the Middle East should get ready for a deadly second wave of coronavirus pandemic in

Activists protest against nationwide lockdown in Lebanon
- By Staff Writer
- . November 20, 2020
The Lebanese government is struggling to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic amid the deteriorating economic situation in the country. In a bid to